First thing she did was steal her friends life energy and try to destroy the universe.
but she didn't claim the Dark Phoenix made her do it, which seems to be what the defense wants us to believe in regards to Scott Summers. She also -didn't- destroy the universe because she didn't lose control despite the phoenix force. And Rachel was tortured sicne she was a little girl, used to hunt down her loved ones, lost her entire world, saw another almost going to hell, went to future and saw the world go to shit all over again, she was mortally wounded by Wolverine and she never went dark side.

The so-called Phoenix corps doesn't seems to exist in this plane of reality and isn't composed of mortals anymore. No more than Jean, as White Phoenix, was a mortal when she hold the universe in her hands.
Objection your honor, unless defense can prove her statements she is just drawing her own conclusions in favor of the defendant.

Stand you ground laws. I was threatened. So I responded.
You refused to cooperate with a legal sanction and then you shot at the cops.